Laboratory of Psychology and Ecology of Stress (LoPES), Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong.
Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University.
J Couns Psychol. 2018 Jan;65(1):120-131. doi: 10.1037/cou0000236.
Emotion mobilizes and demobilizes a social movement while the movement itself impacts people's emotions. An evidence base is needed for developing timely emotion-focused counseling services for affected populations worldwide. This experience sampling study investigated the impact of a social movement on everyday emotional reactivity, variability, instability, and persistence, and whether and how these predicted subsequent psychological distress and well-being among 108 community-dwelling adults. Fifty-four participants reported momentary events and emotions 5 times daily over 7 days during the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong. An age-matched, sex-matched comparison group (n = 54) participated during a period without major social/political movement. Psychological distress and well-being were assessed at baseline (Time 1 [T1]) and 3-month follow-up (Time 2 [T2]). Hierarchical linear modeling revealed lower valence ratings of positive events during the Umbrella Movement. Lower positive emotional reactivity and higher negative emotional reactivity in positive events were reported during the movement. Controlling for demographics and T1 scores, the positive association between negative emotional reactivity in positive events and T2 depressive symptoms, and the inverse association between positive emotional instability and T2 positive emotions, were significant only among the comparison group. The positive association between positive emotions in positive events and T2 life satisfaction was significant only among the Umbrella Movement group. People could experience significant changes in their emotions in everyday life during a social movement, even if it is short and relatively nonviolent like the Umbrella Movement. Maximizing positive emotions in positive events during a social movement can uniquely contribute to higher subsequent psychological well-being. (PsycINFO Database Record
情绪既可以调动和动员一场社会运动，同时运动本身也会影响人们的情绪。为了在全球范围内为受影响的人群开发及时的以情绪为焦点的咨询服务，需要有一个证据基础。本经验抽样研究调查了一场社会运动对日常情绪反应性、变异性、不稳定性和持续性的影响，以及这些因素是否以及如何预测随后 108 名社区居住成年人的心理困扰和幸福感。在香港的“占中”运动期间，54 名参与者每天报告 5 次瞬间事件和情绪，持续 7 天。一个年龄和性别匹配的对照组（n = 54）在没有重大社会/政治运动的时期参与了研究。在基线（时间 1 [T1]）和 3 个月随访（时间 2 [T2]）时评估了心理困扰和幸福感。分层线性建模显示，在“占中”运动期间，积极事件的正性评价较低。在积极事件中报告的积极情绪反应性较低，消极情绪反应性较高。控制人口统计学和 T1 分数后，积极事件中的消极情绪反应性与 T2 抑郁症状之间的正相关，以及积极情绪不稳定性与 T2 积极情绪之间的负相关，仅在对照组中具有统计学意义。积极事件中的积极情绪与 T2 生活满意度之间的正相关仅在“占中”运动组中具有统计学意义。即使是像“占中”这样短暂且相对非暴力的社会运动，人们在日常生活中也可能经历情绪的显著变化。在社会运动中最大限度地提高积极事件中的积极情绪可以独特地促进更高的后续心理幸福感。
